(6398) Timhunter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Where Timhunter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timhunter is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6398 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.333 |
| Rotation period | 14.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.